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Babel, Louis
Born in Veyrier, Switzerland, June 23, 1826, son of Joseph Babel, mailman, and Françoise Jovet. Taking of the […]
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Baines, Peter Augustine, Bishop, 1787 – 1843 and his successors
Bishop Baines, as vicar apostolic of the Western District of England and Wales, was the first bishop […]
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Bakthi Prabodanaya – Catholic Family Magazine (Sri Lanka)
The Magazine “Bakthi Prabodanaya” (Spiritual Renewal” in Sinhala) was started in 1989 with the intention of disseminating […]
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Balaïn, Bishop Mathieu
Born in Saint-Victor (Ardèche), May 27, 1828. Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de l’Osier, January 28, 1851. Perpetual […]
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Balland, Jean-Baptist
Born at La Houssière (Vosges) on August 7, 1834. Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de l’Osier on July […]
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Baraga, Frederic, Bishop of Marquette, U.S.A.
Frederic Baraga was born on June 29, 1797 at Malavas near Dobrnic in Slovenia. He studied law […]
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Barberini, Cardinal Benedetto
Benedetto Barberini was born in Rome on October 22, 1788. After joining the Church he acted as […]
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Baret, Charles
Born at Avignon (Vaucluse) on August 2, 1825. Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de l’Osier on August 14, […]
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Baret, Victor
Born at Avignon (Vaucluse) on September 7, 1830. Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de l’Osier on October 22, […]
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Bargy, Joseph
Born at Égletons (Corrèze) on May 23, 1823. Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de l’Osier on February 12, […]
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Barnabò, Cardinal Alessandro
Alessandro Barnabò was born in Foligno, Italy on March 2, 1801. Ordained to the priesthood in March […]
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Barret, Justin
Born in Labets-Biscay (Basses-Pyrénées), September 1, 1826 Taking of the habit at N.-D. de l’Osier, December 7, 1849 Oblation at […]
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Bartet, Jean-Baptiste
Born at Cessey-sur-Tille (Côte-d’Or), May 21, 1835. Taking of the habit at Nancy, January 5, 1857. Oblation at Montolivet on […]
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Barthélemy, Jules-Marie
Born in Frenelle-la-Petite (Vosges), July 30, 1834. Taking of the habit in N.-D. de l’Osier, October 31 , 1854. […]
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Basile, Antonio
Born in Tortorici, Sicily, on October 15, 1873. First vows Notre-Dame de l’Osier, 1892. Died in Abruzzo, […]
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Bassoul, Édouard
Born at Villefort (Lozère) on August 2, 1831. Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de l’Osier on July 31, […]
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Basutoland
See: South Africa.
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Battesti, Antoine
Born at Saint-Pierre de Venaco (Corsica) on October 25, 1834. Taking of the habit at Montolivet on June 28, […]
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Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
In the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka there were two vast barren and abandoned regions. The regions […]
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Baudin, Jean-Baptiste
Born at Saint-Constant, (Laprairie), Quebec, July 23, 1830 Taking of the habit at Ottawa, June 26, 1858 Oblation at Ottawa, […]